Faḫr al-Dīn

Historian

Faḫr al-Dīn Abū Sulaymān Dāwud Banākatī was given the title malik al-šuʿarāʾ (“king of poets”) by the Mongol ruler Ğāzān Ḫān in 701/1301–2. He is entirely known for his work Tārīḫ-i Banākatī, also referred to as Rawżaħ ūlī al-albāb fī tavārīḫ al-akābir va al-ansāb or Rawżaħ ūlī al-albāb fī maʿrifat al-tavārīḫ va al-ansāb. Tārīḫ-i Banākatī is divided into nine parts, among them: the prophets and patriarchs, ancient Persian Kings, Muḥammad and the Caliphs, the Jews, the Hindus, and the Mongols. The work is largely considered to be an abridgement of Rašīd al-Dīn’s Jāmiʿ al-tavārīḫ (see Rašīd al-Dīn Fażl-Allāh ibn ʿImād al-Dawlah / Rašīd al-Dīn Ṭabīb). Tārīḫ-i Banākatī was composed in 717/1317–18. Banākatī died in 730/1329–30.